{"id":82435,"date":"2022-12-22T12:35:26","date_gmt":"2022-12-22T11:35:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cgfmanet.org\/infosphere\/auguri-natalizi-visitatoria-rmc-e-noviziati-internazionali\/"},"modified":"2022-12-22T23:04:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-22T22:04:32","slug":"christmas-greetings-rmc-preprovince-and-international-novitiates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cgfmanet.org\/en\/ifma-en\/christmas-greetings-rmc-preprovince-and-international-novitiates\/","title":{"rendered":"Christmas greetings RMC Preprovince and International Novitiates"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rome (Italy)<\/strong> On 18 December 2022, at the FMA Generalate in Rome, the Communities of Rome of the Preprovince Mary Mother of the Church<\/em> (RMC), expressed their Christmas greetings to Mother General, Sr. Chiara Cazzuola, and to the General Council.<\/p>\n

\u201cSentinel, how much is left of the night?\u201d<\/em> is the sentence with which the visualized prayer began, with some scenes of Christmas taken from the film about Mother Mazzarello, “Brunches of a strong land”, which was followed by the gift of a song, performed in the Auditorium by all the FMA of the Communities of the Preprovince:\u00a0 Mother Angela Vespa, St. Mary D. Mazzarello, Mother Ersilia Canta, and Sr. Teresa Vals\u00e8 Pantellini<\/em> who also brought greetings from the Community of Saint Paul VI<\/em> of Concesio, Brescia.<\/p>\n

The Superior of the Preprovince, Maria Del Carmen Canales<\/em>, introduced the greetings by presenting to the new General Council ‘the numbers’ of the Communities, characterized by the presence of Daughters of Mary Help of Christians from all over the world, and the pastoral activity in the parishes, in the university, within the Church sector, and with other collaborations in the area.<\/p>\n

The heart of the greeting was the song “God with us, Emmanuel” by the Gen Verde group, with a significant introduction, “And so it was that tenderness found a voice, meek, to spread sweetness, and a great heart to envelop it with love and a pure gaze, to give a smile and two hard-working hands, to build hope\u2026 It had the immense breath of the sky and the taste of the earth; it was a home for men and a cradle for those who are reborn in amazement”.<\/em><\/p>\n

After giving ‘homemade’ gifts from the communities, the General Councilors introduced themselves and offered a song in turn.<\/em><\/p>\n

Finally, Mother addressed her wishes by recalling the figure of Saint Joseph. \u201cI like to underline the discretion of this young man. \u2026 He accepted a challenge from God, not an easy one. He saw all his dreams, all his plans fall apart in a single moment, but he remained discreet in the mystery, he listened to what Mary told him. And even if doubt tormented him, he still chose the path of love. Already in this way, he is truly a great person, but when God bursts into his life with a dream, Joseph does not linger and this availability, this attention to God’s voice, this lively participation in His Mystery and in His plan, makes him close to us. He is a person who then totally entrusted himself and trusted in God. Don Bosco chose him as the first patron of the Institute in the Constitutions of 1885, for his docility, for his silence, for his custody of the interior life and for the generosity with which he responded to God and cared for us. We wish you a Christmas lived like this, with the attitude of Joseph, who adores the Mystery, is willing to welcome it into his life, and responds generously. The Lord still entrusts us with His Son. He calls us to guard Him, to show Him, and to give Him”.<\/em><\/p>\n

The evening concluded with a time of fraternity and sharing of supper, in the simplicity and joy of being together.<\/p>\n\r\n